As a self-described fairly intelligent tech person, the blockchain and its working is still fairly magical to me, so answer me this:
Would it be theoretically possible for big players on the market (read EvilCorp) to push the market over to a fork by convincing enough of its cronies to make the switch?
I'm assuming what you mean is that market consensus is (at least) 51% of the market accepting the fork as "the truth" in terms of value by making further business there instead. Or would it not even require 51% but merely (for example) 20% of the capital that covers 80% of the transactions?
I also assume anyone that wanted could still stick to the former blockchain as long as it has other participants to deal with?
Am I wrong in expecting a synecdoche to the current "real world economy" within cryptocurrency that it loses its democratization when the top X% can force for example a fork?